After giving up her dreams of becoming a professional photographer, high school senior Kenzie Reed tries to appease her parents by taking an interest in the family optometry business and making up a fake boyfriend named Jacob Miller. She learns on their family's trip to Hawaii that her parents have invited her "boyfriend" Jacob along. Playing along with the ruse, Kenzie gets to know the stranger they've invited while exploring the sights and allure of Hawaii, soon realizing their lie may be true love.